期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：4
页码：624-627
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1232768
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Prevention is one of the major branches of the health sector. The National Health Programme encompassesmain risk factors, elimination of which may lead to a reduced incidence of illnesses in the society. At the same time, thecriteria of selecting people eligible for preventive screening are established according to risk groups determined by sex,as well as age in the population of women. The perimenopausal and menopausal period contributes to occurrence ofnumerous systemic diseases and to an increased risk of illnesses, especially cancers.Objective. The objective of the research was to evaluate the performance of preventive screening tests of women after50 aimed at early detection of cervical and breast cancer. Furthermore, the research estimated frequency of pathologicallesions detected and regularity of their monitoring. Materials and methods. The research covered 150 women after 50 yearsof age. The database was statistically examined with STATISTICA software.Results. A low percentage of the respondents, in comparison to the risk increasing with age, had a Pap test (61.3%) andmammography (51.3%) in the last two years. In the case of women whose latest Pap test or mammography showedabnormalities and was the basis for diagnosing pathological lesions, 69.2% of them were under regular medical supervisionif abnormalities were identified by a Pap test and 68.7% if lesions were detected in breast structure. Conclusions. In theexamined group we observed a small percentage of women undergo Pap tests and mammography. Furthermore, medicalrecommendations regarding early detection of cancers are frequently ignored and disregarded by patients.
